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12 Nov 2013

Speed blogging

I've been watching the PBS documentary of Cadillac Desert (featuring Mark Reisner, Pat Mulroy, Floyd Dominy, et al.). It's a great complement to the book and a refreshing update on how crazy the dam builders were. Episodes cover the Los Angeles Aqueduct, Central Valley Project and State Water project and the impact of US policies on the rest of the world -- topics that I've covered in academic papers and here. The series also gives you a shudder, as you realize that China is now on the same, scary, path, even to the point of building dams to keep the industry happy -- damn the consequences! Watch it!